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4434MIT OpenCourseWare-Introductory Biology, Spring 2005https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=265931
This OpenCourseWare project has the videotaped lectures for the Sprin'05 version (7.014) of MIT's introductory Biology course. This course covers the "fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. Biological function at the molecular level is particularly emphasized and covers the structure and regulation of genes, as well as, the structure and synthesis of proteins, how these molecules are integrated into cells, and how these cells are integrated into multicellular systems and organisms." This particular version of the course "focuses on the application of these fundamental principles, toward an understanding of microorganisms as geochemical agents responsible for the evolution and renewal of the biosphere and of their role in human health and disease." In addition to the video taped lectures there pdfs of problem sets and exam questions, with answers. However, the lectures do not include the figures and photos that would normally be part of a course such as this.Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:05:27 -0700Adaptations for Movementhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=658765
Students will learn about how different species are adapted to move successfully through different habitat types. Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:23:55 -0700Cellulosic Biofuel developmenthttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=514784
The historical, contemporary and prospective use of plants for the sustainable production of renewable, carbon-neutral energy (ethanol, biodiesel and petrol) is discussed in this fantastic lecture by Dr. Chris Somerville (Director of EBI, UC Berkeley). The technology that is currently being utilized in the development of biofuel is outlined including the crops most suitable for production and the current system of hydrolysis, fermentation and distillation necessary for conversion. Research efforts to optimize the process and expand production in the future are discussed including enhancing the yield of energy crops, identification of appropriate catalysts for the conversion of biomass to sugars, development of biological organisms to ferment the sugars and the production of hydrophobic products suitable for use in our current fuel infrastructure. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:37:36 -0800From Silent Spring to Silent Nighthttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=361124
This is a youtube video of a lecture by Dr. Hayes on the effects of atrazine, an agricultural pesticide, on frog development. It also includes controversial speculation on the possible effects of atrazine on humans.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:29:27 -0800Libraries and the Sacredness of Communityhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1167290
SustainRT Online Education Team Webinar, 5/19/2016. A talk by Rachael Shea, librarian, about the sacredness of nature and community and the role on libraries in sustainability. Fri, 20 May 2016 09:54:13 -0700Poisoned Watershttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=636870
An in-depth look at how toxins, chemicals, and agriculture are impacting our waterways, and potentially our own health.Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:46:23 -0800The Nitrogen Cycle and Water Qualityhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84139
This lab activity is designed to teach students about the nitrogen cycle and the effect humans have had on this cycle. The students will start the activity by discussing and drawing the nitrogen cycle. The lab component of the lesson will have the students test water samples from various sources for nitrates. After doing the water testing for nitrates the students return to their original nitrogen cycle drawing and suggest ways that humans have influenced the nitrogen cycle. Included in the packet are; teacher directions and expectations, note pages, lab directions, picture of the nitrogen cycle and nitrogen sources. The nitrate test kit used is a Chemetrics nitrate sampling kit. Kits are availabe at the following web site: http://www.chemetrics.com/visprods/Nitrate.htmMon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700Tobacco Historyhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76840
Tobacco, one of the most prominent crops grown by natives of North Carolina in the 1500's, has intrigued botanists ever since their first encounter with what they called the "divine herb." This site tells of tobacco from its history to farm life. It tells everything your ever wanted to know about tobacco.Wed, 8 May 2002 00:00:00 -07002d DaisyWorldhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90818
2d DaisyWorld is the classic model, demonstrating homeostasis via ecosystem feedback loops (daisy albedo). DaisyWorld was invented to explain how the Gaia Hypothesis did not require a sentient Earth, but only feedback loops. There is no spatial structure. The daisies show percent population at a single site.Mon, 5 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700A Virtual Tour of the Okefenokee Swamphttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1032519
Photos of flora and fauna found in the Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross, Georgia, and in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge at its entrances near Folkston, Georgia and Fargo, Georgia.Thu, 4 Jun 2015 10:52:43 -0700